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The jewelry/metalsmithing program at EMU has two principle goals for its students: to provide them with the skill and understanding needed to develop, integrate, and teach in metal arts programs at the public school level, with certification; and to give students with a professional interest in the field the technical skills, conceptual understanding, and design expertise necessary to succeed in the field. The facilities are first-rate: a studio complex of six rooms, each supporting an integral part of the program. Students also can take part in the Eastern Silversmiths Guild, a student group that centers its activities on the jewelry/metals studio. The organization hosts lectures, exhibitions, workshops and field trips, and holds sales to raise funds for charity and for group activities. There is a longstanding association with the Michigan Silversmiths Guild, a statewide group. Courses offered:
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Bio: Gretchen Otto was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. She received a BA in Fine Art with a concentration in Metalsmithing from Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; an MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; a Teaching Certification K-12 from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; and a PhD in Art Education from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. She began teaching at EMU in 1987. Artist Statement: The seminal investigation of one's first artistic stirrings can clearly be seen in the primitive drawings of children. I found my early stick figure drawings to be mostly religious scenes. I was initially surprised to find these biblical stories scattered through my childhood notebooks. Images of religious figures and Catholic rituals were important aesthetic experiences for an impressionable child. These dramatic mystical players in pictures and stories were my first awakenings in art. One only needs to see two intersecting lines to know the representation of Christianity or the simplicity. I have continued to investigate the use of symbolism in many cultures and from that invaluable information, create a vocabulary of my own.
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GRADUATE STUDIES This page was last updated on July 17, 2006 |
